Gollinglith Foot (GOWN-li FOOT),[1] historically also spelt Gownley Foot,[2] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Healey in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Burn near the foot of Colsterdale.

Gollinglith Foot
Gollinglith Foot from the west
Gollinglith Foot is located in North Yorkshire
Gollinglith Foot
Gollinglith Foot
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE154810
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Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
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54°13′28″N 1°45′58″W / 54.2244°N 1.7662°W / 54.2244; -1.7662

It takes its name from the moorland ridge known as Gollinglith 2 miles (3 km) west of the hamlet, between the valleys of the River Burn and Spruce Gill Beck.

Gollinglith Foot was once a thriving mining community. Iron, lead and coal have all been mined from the area. It once had its own school, founded in 1787.[1]

The Six Dales Trail passes through the hamlet.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Healey". Welcome to Richmond.
  2. ^ e.g. in record of Elizabeth Verity (1858) at "Verity family". Grewelthorpe village website. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ Sparshatt, John (2011). The Six Dales Trail. p. 32. ISBN 978 0 9564441 1 0.
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